Arts and Photography

Wonder is a sense of awe and joy and surprise. Our world is full of wonder for those with eyes to see. There are many fun ways to create wonder through images created through the use of Digital SLR cameras. Besides the "middle-earth hobbit land" image and the eerie "banded ball of light image" described in my earlier Ezine article, this article describes four further image ideas which will intrigue and entertain your friends through the use of a Digital SLR camera. Some images will require simple extras like a flashlight or laser pen.

Idea One: Kids and grown-ups delight in the tale of the headless horseman. An image which is sure to please is the invisible man on a bicycle. The bicycle is clearly visible and has sneakers on each of the two peddles. At the seat of the bicycle is a pair of shorts and above the shorts is a tee shirt. Both the tee shirt and the shorts match the contours of a body but the body is not visible and there is no head. With the bike on a roadway and trees and sky visible behind the invisible man and his bike this image creates a sense of wonder.

Idea Two: Use the simple image of a circular magnifying glass balanced in the gutter of an open hardback book to obtain a surprised look from your friends. This straightforward image leads to fascination because the shadow of the circular magnifying glass has a heart-shape. The mind is intrigued by the appearance of a circular object with a heart-shaped shadow.

Idea Three: Can a partially peeled banana perch on one of its peels while shooting forth small sliced pieces of banana? When each piece of the banana appears to be part of the original whole banana, the viewer will be mystified and delighted with the image.

Idea Four: Surprise your friends with an image of a computer monitor screen which has a very unusual single pop-up window on it. The unusual part of the image is that the pop-up window appears to be held in the palm of a hand. The image shows the photographer's left forearm held outward toward the monitor screen with the left hand facing the viewer. Could the hand have gotten inside the monitor screen? If not, then how did the pop-up window come to be located inside the palm of the hand? Puzzle your friends with this image.

Al A Bagdonas is fascinated with creating special effect images through the use of Digital SLR cameras. For more information see http://www.wonderland-photo-info.blogspot.com/.

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